>Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:10:58 -0700 >X-From_: bccpg@quik.com Mon Mar 31 23:10:54 2003 >From: "Benton County Cemetery Preservation" <bccpg@quik.com> >Cc: "Daryl Pace" <paced@arkleg.state.ar.us> >Old-Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 00:05:12 -0600 > >Subject: {not a subscriber} Benton County Cemetery Preservation Bill > >Dear Historic Preservationists: > >This message is to update you on the status of HB2263, a bill that would >help keep our endangered cemeteries from desecration. Unfortunately, we >are running out of time in the legislature. Because of the fierce >opposition that our group and Representative (Daryl Pace) have gotten, we >have amended the bill considerably. I think we were a little too >ambitious, but we do plan on coming back next session and trying for some >of the things we got cut this time. But first things first.....This >Friday, April 3 our bill will be up for a vote with the City, County and >Local Affairs Committee in the House. The committee meeting will begin at >10:00 a.m. If you can make it, we could use all the support we can get. > >At this link, you can check the status of our bill: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/2003/scripts/ablr/bills/bills.asp > >At this link, you can look at the actual bill: >http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2263.pdf (it is >a slow link, wait a couple minutes) > >I emailed you those names and email addresses last time, but here they are >again in case you haven't done it. Please email them now! > >Chair: Phillip T. Jacobs (If you cannot email, call them and leave a >message at the House of Representatives: 501-682-6211) >Vice-Chair: Ken Cowling >Billy Gipson >Paul Weaver >Boyd Hickinbotham >Bob Adams >Dewayne Mack >John Paul Verkamp >Bill H Stovall, III >Phillip Jackson >Jerry Taylor >Robert Jeffrey >Will Bond >Susan Schulte >Sandra Prater >Betty Pickett >Mark Pate >Jim Medley >Michael Lamoureux >Marilyn Edwards > >email (cut and paste into your email to them!) pjacobs@arkleg.state.ar.us, >cowlingk@arkleg.state.ar.us, bhickinbotham@arkleg.state.ar.us, >mackd@arkleg.state.ar.us, verkampj@arkleg.state.ar.us, >stovallb@arkleg.state.ar.us, jacksonp@arkleg.state.ar.us, >taylorj@arkleg.state.ar.us, jeffreyr@arkleg.state.ar.us, >bondw@arkleg.state.ar.us, schultes@arkleg.state.ar.us, >praters@arkleg.state.ar.us, pickettb@arkleg.state.ar.us, >medleyj@arkleg.state.ar.us, lamoureuxm@arkleg.state.ar.us, >edwardsm@arkleg.state.ar.us > >As soon it is through the committee (keep your fingers crossed), then it >will go to the full house for a vote. At this time, it is important to >contact your LOCAL legislators, and tell them that you want them to vote >for it. If they have email, send them an email. You can find out their >address by going to: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us, and then at the top >click on the Representative link, and they are in alphabetical order. Many >have email, but if they don't (or even if they do), call them and leave a >message (501)682-6211. > >After we get through the House, then it will go to the Senate Committee on >City, County & Local Affairs. The names of the committee members are >listed below, and then their email. Again you can cut and paste and send >them an email. If you need to, you can call them at: (501)682-2902 to >leave a message. It is not too early to be contacting them, since we are >running out of time, things will go really fast. Also, please contact your >LOCAL Senators, so when it gets to the Senate Floor. > >City, County & Local Affairs: Senate >Chairman: Irma Hunter Brown (no email) >Vice Chair: Sue Madison >Dave Bisbee (no email) >Kim Hendren >Shawn Womack >Tracy Steele >Mary Anne Salmon > >madisons@arkleg.state.ar.us, hendrenk@arkleg.state.ar.us, >swomack@arkleg.state.ar.us, tsteele@arkleg.state.ar.us, >msalmon@arkleg.state.ar.us > >I want to thank everyone for all the help, the emails and calls. This bill >has raised awareness in cemetery preservation which is also a great thing. >If I can help out in any way, or if you have any questions, please give me >a call. Please forward this email to all your mailing lists, friends and >other historic preservationists. > >Cassie Elliott >President, Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group